Biondi Santi - Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 1983 (Pre-arrival) (750ml)
Price: $586.50
| Producer | Biondi Santi |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Subregion | Montalcino |
| Varietal | Sangiovese |
| Vintage | 1983 |
| Sku | A100052 |
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Biondi Santi Description
The 1983 Riserva was aged in Slavonian oak barrels for 3 years. It benefited from a long refinement in the bottle in the quiet and darkness of “La Storica”, the bottle library at Tenuta Greppo where all the historic vintages of Biondi-Santi Riserva are scrupulously kept.
Wine Spectator: 97 Points
Well into its fourth decade, this mature red expresses ripe cherry, strawberry and currant flavors that are beginning to fade into tobacco, spice, woodsy and mineral elements. Light on its feet and supple, ending with hints of orange peel and rose hip tea. Harmonious and elegant. Drink now through 2033.
Wine Enthusiast: 97 Points
This compelling 38-year-old—recently released from the estate—boasts layers of complexity, depth and energy. Although it changes continuously in the glass, it features tertiary aromas of flint and tar along with pressed rose, truffle and a whiff of game. The smooth, elegant palate is remarkably fresh for its age, delivering dried cherry, spiced cranberry, tobacco and a light hint of game alongside silky tannins. Tangy acidity carries on through savory mineral close. A rare and rewarding experience.
Vinous: 97 Points
The 1983 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva La Storica is spellbinding, with an eyes-rolling-back-in-your-head display of crushed rocks, dried cherries and plums, complemented by notes of mint, cedar spice box and autumn leaves. You could lose yourself in the bouquet, but then you'd miss the elegant textures and how they wash across the palate, carrying zesty red fruits motivated by earthy mineral tones and bright acidity that keeps the expression remarkably fresh. Frankly, it's amazing to think that this is a 38 year old Brunello, as the 1983 finishes remarkably long and with the slightest hint of tannins still remaining, and nuances of clove, balsam herbs and rosy florals lingering on. Bravo. La Storica is a library- release program direct from the winery, with a sticker on the back and a numbered tag around the neck of the bottle to identify it as such. This is a bottling that was reconditioned by Franco Biondi Santi himself in the year 2000. Only 550 bottles were rereleased. It's also important to note that this was the first vintage that the Riserva was made in the then-new winery and fermented in large, vertical oak vats, as opposed to concrete. It's a gorgeous expression of time and place.
James Suckling: 96 Points
The Brunello was fresh and firm with powerful aromas and flavors of blueberries and mushrooms. It had a tanned leather undertone. It was very tannic yet fresh and beautiful. It was very silky.
Wine Advocate: 96 Points
This precious bottle is part of Biondi-Santi's late-release program for collectors (I tasted bottle number 10,723). The 1983 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva is showing beautifully on its aging timeline, although this bottle is slightly more evolved since I last tasted this vintage in 2019 before the pandemic. With slow and measured determination, the bouquet embraces dried fig, cured bresaola, burnt caramel, wet campfire, dried oregano and a familiar aroma that reminds me of the Florence leather market. However, there is a lot of life and vertical lift in this Riserva, thanks in great part to the beautiful freshness that keeps the tannins alive and adds a pop of pretty acidity to the close. The wine shows its age with pride and grace, and the final results are quite spectacular. In fact, I'm opening the drinking window up by an additional five years thanks to the latitude and depth shown here.
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